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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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