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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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