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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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