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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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