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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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