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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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