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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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