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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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