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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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