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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models 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 stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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