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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the 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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