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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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