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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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