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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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