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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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