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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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