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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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