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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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