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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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