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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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