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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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