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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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