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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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