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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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