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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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