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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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