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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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