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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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