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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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