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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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