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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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