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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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