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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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