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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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