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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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