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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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