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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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