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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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