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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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