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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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