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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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