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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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