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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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