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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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