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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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