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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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