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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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