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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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