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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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