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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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