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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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