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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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