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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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