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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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