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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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