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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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