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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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 considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs 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 MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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