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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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