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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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