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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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