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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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