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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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