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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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