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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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