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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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