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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major 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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