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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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