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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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