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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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