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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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