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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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