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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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