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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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