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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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