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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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