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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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