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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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