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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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