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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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