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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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