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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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