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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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