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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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