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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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