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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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