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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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