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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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