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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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