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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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