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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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