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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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