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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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