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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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