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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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