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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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