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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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