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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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