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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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