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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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