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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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