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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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