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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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