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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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