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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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