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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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