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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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