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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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