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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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