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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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