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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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