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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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