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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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