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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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