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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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