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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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