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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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