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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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