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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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