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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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