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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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