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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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