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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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