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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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