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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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