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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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