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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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