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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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