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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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