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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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