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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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