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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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