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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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