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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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