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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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