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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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