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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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