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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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