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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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