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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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