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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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