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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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