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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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