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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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