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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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