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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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