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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the 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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