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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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