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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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