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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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