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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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