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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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