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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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