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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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