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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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