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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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