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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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