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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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