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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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