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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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