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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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