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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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