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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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