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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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