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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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