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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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