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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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