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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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