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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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