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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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