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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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