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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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