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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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