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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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