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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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