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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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