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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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