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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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