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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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