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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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