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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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