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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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