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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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