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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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