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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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