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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources