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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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