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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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. MOOC classes are commonly 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 numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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