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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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