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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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