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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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