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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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