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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally 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 subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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