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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. 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 massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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