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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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