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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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