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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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