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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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