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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key 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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