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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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