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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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