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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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