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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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