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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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