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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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