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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important 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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