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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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