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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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