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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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