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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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