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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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