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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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