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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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