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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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