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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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