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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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