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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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