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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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