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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates 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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