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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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