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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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