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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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