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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning enable people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers 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 optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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