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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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