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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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