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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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