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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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