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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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