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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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