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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data 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 issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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