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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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