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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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