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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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