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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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