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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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