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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different 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 we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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