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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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