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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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