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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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