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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education