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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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