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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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