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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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