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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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