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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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