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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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