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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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