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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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