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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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