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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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