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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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