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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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