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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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