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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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