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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies 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 organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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