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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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