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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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