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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes 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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