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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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