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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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