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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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