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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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