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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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