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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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