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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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