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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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