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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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