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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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