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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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