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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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