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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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