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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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