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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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