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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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