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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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