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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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