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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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