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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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