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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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