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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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