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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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