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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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