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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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