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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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