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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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