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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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