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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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