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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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