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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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