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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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