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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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