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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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