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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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