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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. 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. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the 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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