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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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