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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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