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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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