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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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