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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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