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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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