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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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