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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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