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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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