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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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