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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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