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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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