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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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