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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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