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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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