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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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