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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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