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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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