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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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