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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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