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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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