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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What 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 organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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