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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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