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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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