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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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