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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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