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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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