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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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