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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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