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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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