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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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