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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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