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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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