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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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