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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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