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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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