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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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