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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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