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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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