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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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