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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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