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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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