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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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