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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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