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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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