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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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