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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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