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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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