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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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