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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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