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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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