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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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