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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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