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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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