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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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