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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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