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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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