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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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