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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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