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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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