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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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