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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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