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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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