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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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