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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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