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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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