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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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