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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What 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 stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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