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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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