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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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