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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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