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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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