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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations 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 poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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