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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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