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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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