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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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