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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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