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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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