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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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