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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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