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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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