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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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