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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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