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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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