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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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