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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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