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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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