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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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