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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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