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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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