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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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