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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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