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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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