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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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