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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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