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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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