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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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