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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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