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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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