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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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