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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for data the exciting 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 definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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