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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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