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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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