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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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