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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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