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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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