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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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