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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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