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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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