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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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