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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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