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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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