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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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