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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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