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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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