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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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