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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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