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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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