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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take 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. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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