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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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