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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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