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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers 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 MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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