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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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