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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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