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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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