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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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