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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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