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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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