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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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