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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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