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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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