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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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