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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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