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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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