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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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