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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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