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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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