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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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