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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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