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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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