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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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