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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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