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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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