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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important 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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