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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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