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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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