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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes 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 MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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