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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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