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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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