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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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