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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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