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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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