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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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