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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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