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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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