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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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