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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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