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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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