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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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