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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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