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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models 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 teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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