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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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