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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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