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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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