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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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