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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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