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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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