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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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