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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions 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 deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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