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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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