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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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