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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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