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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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