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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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