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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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