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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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