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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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