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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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