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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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