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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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