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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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