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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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