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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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