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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions 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 we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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