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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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