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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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