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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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