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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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