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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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