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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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