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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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