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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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