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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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