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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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