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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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