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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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