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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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