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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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