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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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