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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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