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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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