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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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