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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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