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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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