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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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