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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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