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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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