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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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