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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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