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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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