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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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