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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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