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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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