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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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