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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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