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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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