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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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