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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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