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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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